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串

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • spit
  • skewer

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カン
  • ケン
  • セン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • くし
  • つらぬ.く
Strokes
7
Frequency
#1960
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
丨#2 · line

Components

Common Words

  • 串くしNoun
    spit, skewer
  • 串刺くしざしNoun
    skewering, skewered food
  • 串戯じょうだんNoun
    joke, jest, funny story
  • 串揚くしあげNoun
    kushiage, deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
  • 串柿くしがきNoun
    dried persimmons on a skewer
  • 串焼くしやきNoun
    grilling on a skewer, spit-roasting
  • 串鯖くしさばNoun
    mackerel skewer
  • 侯串ごうぐしNoun
    wooden target holder (in archery)

Practice in Kanjiru

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Data: KANJIDIC2, JMdict & KRADFILE (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0) · kanji-frequency (CC BY 4.0)